Special Issue on "Papers of Young Engineers and Researchers"

Special Issue Review

How to White and Present Papers

...................................S. Abe 1

Special Issue Paper

[Sound and Image Processing and Recognition]

Thresholding Algorithm for Local and Parallel Processing

...................................S. Iwakata, Y. Ajioka, & M. Hagiwara 7

[Neural Network, Fuzzy and Chaos Systems]

A Study on Two-stage Self-Organizing Map and Its Application to Clustering Problems

S. Kato, K. Koike, & T. Horiuchi 14

Modified Multi-objective Particle Swarm Optimization Method and its Application to Energy Management System for Factories

S. Kitamura, K. Mori, S. Shindo, & Y. Izui 21

Control System Design of Multitrailer Using Neurocontrollers with Recessive Gene Structure by Step-up GA Training

A. Kiyuna, H. Kinjo, K. Kurata, & T. Yamamoto 29

Paper

[Integrated Electronic-Circuits]

Design of a Charge-Average Type SC DC-DC Converter for Cellular Phones

...................................K. Eguchi, F. Ueno, H. Zhu, T. Tabata, & T. Inoue 37

[Biomedical Engineering]

Sleep Quality Estimation based on Chaos Analysis for Heart Rate Variability

...................................T. Fukuda, Y. Wakuda, Y. Hasegawa, F. Arai, M. Kawaguchi, & A. Noda 43

[Sensing Systems]

Non-Destructive Inspection of Reinforced Concrete by Electromagnetic Wave(Radar) Based on a Peak Pattern Recognition of Received Signals

...................................S. Tanaka & M. Kadowaki 50

[Sound and Image Processing and Recognition]

Detection of Object under Outdoor Environment by Matching with Partial and Whole Templates

...................................S. Kunimitsu, H. Asama, K. Kawabata, & T. Mishima 57

[Control and Measurement]

Robust Stabilization of Multimodeling Systems via Guaranteed Cost Control Theory

H. Mukaidani, H. Oya, & H. Xu 67

Finite Dimensional Approximate Modeling with Error Bounds of Flexible Vibrating Systems Based on Partial Eigenstructures

J. Imai & K. Wada 77

[Neural Network, Fuzzy and Chaos Systems]

Consideration on Islands' Distance Strategy in a Genetic Local Search based on One-dimensional Torus Type Island Model

...................................I. Iimura, K. Matsuoka, & S. Nakayama 84

Designing Sensor Networks by a Generalized Highly Optimized Tolerance Model

...................................T. Miyano, M. Yamakoshi, S. Higashino, & T. Tsutsui 93

[System Engineering]

An Approach to Compress Information of Computer-Synthesis Hologram with Shape Adaptive Binary Tree Predictive Coding and Fast Fourier Transform Technique

...................................G. Yang & H. Xie 99

A Safety Ensuring Mechanism for Holonic Manufacturing Systems

...................................S. Tamura, T. Yanase, & N. Nishi 106

[Software and Information Processing]

Retrieval of Relevant Parts of Document Images Based on 2D Density Distributions of Characters

...................................K. Kise, M. Tsujino, & K. Matsumoto 113

Channel Compensation Method for ETSI Standard DSR Front-end

...................................S. Tsuge, S. Kuroiwa, M. Shishibori, & K. Kita 120

Proposal of Environment for Learning using the Virtual Shingle Board Computer "x80"

...................................T. Nitta, T. Furukawa, & M. Ohchi 128

A Software Reuse Model for Automatic Control Systems of Steel Conveyance Lines

...................................H. Takada, S. Matsuda, J. Kobayashi, H. Nakata, & S. Horiike 134

Letter

[Integrated Electronic-Circuits]

A Note on Approximate Synthesis of a Passive Complex Filter Including No Transformers

...................................K. Shouno & Y. Ishibashi 143

[Multimedia Technology]

Automatic Generation of Map-Based Interface for VRML Contents

...................................S. Araya, K. Suzaki, & Y. Miyake 145

[Sound and Image Processing and Recognition]

Improvement of the Spectral Subtraction Method by High-resolution Frequency Analysis

...................................S. Hirobayashi, Y. Shibano, & T. Yamabuchi 147

[Neural Network, Fuzzy and Chaos Systems]

A Pattern Classification Method using Kernel Adaptive-Subspace Self-Organizing Map

...................................H. Kawano, K. Horio, & T. Yamakawa 149

Special Issue on the "Opt-Quantum Devices and Semiconductor Lasers"

Preface to Special Issue on the Opt-Quantum Devices and Semiconductor Lasers

F. Kannari 159

Special Issue Review

Trends in High-Power Semiconductor Lasers and Their Application

S. Gonda, H. Hirayama, & Y. Kawamura 160

Wavelength Elongation of GaN-based Laser Diodes

S. Nagahama, T. Kozaki, T. Yanamoto, & T. Mukai 169

Super High Power Blue-violet Semiconductor Laser Array

S. Goto & M. Ikeda 173

Application of Semiconductor Lasers as a Projector Light Source

D. Imanishi, S. Ito, & S. Hirata 177

Application of High Power Direct Diode Lasers to Materials Processing

..............................N. Abe 182

High Power Laser Diode and Applications for Energy Source

...................................H. Kan, H. Miyajima, H. Sekiguchi, & T. Hiruma 187

Special Issue Paper

[Optoelectronics & Quantum Electronics]

Development of ZnSe-based White LEDs with Longer Lifetime Over 10,000hrs

...................................T. Nakamura 195

Comprehensive Welding of Thermoplastics by a Diode Laser

...................................K. Sato, T. Saito, & Y. Kurosaki 200

Technologies and Applications of Al-free High-Power Laser Diodes

T. Ohgoh, T. Fukunaga, & T. Hayakawa 206

High Power 660 nm Laser Diodes for Recordable DVD

K. Shibata, Y. Yoshida, M. Sasaki, Z. Kawazu, K. Ono, T. Yagi, & T. Nishimura 212

Ultra High Power 365 nm Ultraviolet Light Emitting Diodes

D. Morita & T. Mukai 216

High-Power 200mW AlGaInP Laser Diodes with low Operating Current

A. Tajiri, S. Kameyama, D. Inoue, R. Hiroyama, & M. Shono 220

High-Efficiency UV LEDs using Quaternary InAlGaN

H. Hirayama, T. Kyono, K. Akita, T. Nakamura, & K. Ishibashi 225

Development of Diode-Pumped Solid-State Laser HALNA for Fusion Reactor Driver

T. Kawashima, T. Kanabe, O. Matsumoto, R. Yasuhara, H. Furukawa, M. Miyamoto, T. Sekine, T. Kurita, H. Kan, M. Yamanaka, M. Nakatsuka, & Y. Izawa 233

Wave-front Correction of Single-mode Laser Diode for Precise Focusing

T. Jitsuno, K. Tokumura, & K. Kazama 240

Medical Applications of White LEDs for Surgical Operation

J. Shimada & Y. Kawakami 247

Development of Air-hole Type Double-clad Fiber Lasers

..............................J. Maeda, D. Kanaya, H. Sawada, M. Fujita, I. Yamashita, & S. Seikai 255

Development of a High Power Diode Laser Welding System and Usability for Tailored Blank Processing

...................................K. Murakami & H. Kan 260

Paper

[Communication and Networks]

Consideration of IP Telephony Quality on the IEEE802.11a Wireless LAN

...................................M. Miyashita, H. Takamatsu, & M. Kurono 266

Design and Characteristics Evaluation of the Transmission Line Simulator having a Certain Random and Burst Average Bit Error Rates

...................................N. Tsuchiya & K. Tanaka 274

Proposal and Simulation for Asynchronous High Quality Local Positioning and Posturing System (LPPS)

...................................K. Abe & M. Kakikura 284

[Multimedia Technology]

Compresation of High Frequency Power on Mpeg/Audio Decoding

...................................R. Jyoukin & I. Hanazaki 294

[Control and Measurement]

Adaptive Output Feedback Control Schemes for Robust Tracking and Model Following of Uncertain Systems with Multiple Time Delays

...................................H. Wu 300

[Robotics]

Collision-free Motion Planning for Multi-Degree of Freedom Manipulator with Electrified Wire

...................................J. Tatsuno, Y. Umeki, Y. Ishida, & H. Kobayashi 308

[Neural Network, Fuzzy and Chaos Systems]

Maximum Neural Network with Nonlinear Self-Feedback and Its Application to Maximum Independent Set Problem

...................................J. Wang, Z. Tang, & X. Xu 314

Visual Attention Control using Pulse Neural Network with Short Term Synaptic Depression

...................................K. Takita & M. Hagiwara 321

Functional Localization of Genetic Network Programming

...................................S. Eto, K. Hirasawa, & J. Hu 329

[System Engineering]

Adaptive Robust Stabilization of Cascaded Nonlinear Systems with Uncertain Time-Delay

...................................X. Jiao, T. Shen, & K. Tamura 337

SYN Packet Pacifier: a Host-based anti-DoS-attack System

...................................Y. Izumi, T. Uehara, S. Saito, & Y. Kunieda 344

The Parameters Estimation to Realize Desired Periodic Synchronization in Coupled Nonlinear Oscillators

...................................N. Kumata & E. Aiyoshi 353

A Wavelet Based De-noising Method for Noisy Chaotic Signals and Application to Prediction

...................................Y. Koizumi & S. Wada 361

[Software and Information Processing]

Search Area Expanding Strategy and Dynamic Priority Setting Method in the Improved 2-opt

...................................M. Matayoshi, M. Nakamura, & H. Miyagi 368

Letter

[Communication and Networks]

An Encoder for Differential Manchester and Inverse Differential Manchester Line Codes

...................................A J Al-Sammak & R S K Al-Alawi 379

[Control and Measurement]

An Examination of Telemetry System Using Radio Frequency Identification

...................................S. Ishii & H. Tsuchida 381

Paper

[Biomedical Engineering]

Automatic Incubator-type Temperature Control System for Brain Hypothermia Treatment

...................................L. Gaohua & H. Wakamatsu 385

Automatic Generating Algorithm of Locally Adaptive Smoothing Filter -An Application to Speckle Suppression of Ultrasonic Images-

...............A. Takemura 392

Ultrasonic Reflectivity Computed Tomography with Small Number of Transmitter/Receiver Transducers for the Carotid Diagnosis

...................................A. Yamada & Y. Goto 399

Single Trial Analysis of ERP Using Test Technique and Difference Evalution of Modulated Vibratory Stimuli

...................................M. Uchida, A. Nozawa, & H. Ide 407

[Communication and Networks]

Hardware Design and Implementation of IP-over-1394 Protocol Stack and Its Evaluation

...................................K. Abe & M. Y. Bin Abu Hassan 413

[Multimedia Technology]

A Design Method of Symmetrical Double Lenticular Screen for Rear Projection Large 3D Displays

...................................C. Yamada & H. Isono 420

[Sound and Image Processing and Recognition]

A Method of 3D Face Recognition Based on Contour Maps

...................................X. Yuan, J. Lu, & T. Yahagi 426

[Control and Measurement]

Observer-Based Fuzzy Control Scheme for a Class of Nonlinear Systems

.........................H. Han 435

A Design of Generalized Predictive Control Systems Using a Memory-Based System Identification

...................................K. Takao, T. Yamamoto, & T. Hinamoto 442

Analysis of Atmospheric Electric Field Variation Signals using Aspectum of the Digital Natural Observation Method-Detection of Instantaneous Variation of Atmospheric Electric Field with Wind-

....................K. Okubo, M. Chida, & N. Takeuchi 450

Creating Swing-Up Patterns of an Acrobot Using Evolutionary Computation

...................................K. Kawada, M. Obika, S. Fujisawa, T. Yamamoto, & Y. Mada 457

Robust Tracking Control for Robot Systems with Discontinuous Uncertainty-A Filippov's Framework Approach-

....................T. Nakakuki, T. Shen, & K. Tamura 463

[Neural Network, Fuzzy and Chaos Systems]

An Efficient Neural Algorithm for Two-layer Planarization Problem in Graph Drawing

...................................X. Xu, Z. Tang, R. Wang, J. Wang, & G. Xia 471

Transportation Planning with Immune System Derived Approach

...................................K. Sugiyama, Y. Yaji, John. T. Ootsuki, Y. Fujimoto, & T. Sekiguchi 478

[System Engineering]

Diagnosis of Discrete Event System with Linear-Time Temporal Logic Proposition

...................................T. Zanma, S. Aoyama, & M. Ishida 486

A Rapid Scheduling Method by Analysis of Effective flaw Avoidance for a Two-Dimensional Orthogonal Guillotine Cutting Stock Problem for Flawed and Connectable Resources

...................................Y. Shono, Y. Ikkai, & N. Komoda 496

[Software and Information Processing]

Application System Architecture for Cellular Phones by Dividing Interaction Logics

...................................M. Kitamura, N. Todoroki, M. Akiyoshi, & T. Kojima 502

Display Method of In-vehicle Display System Based on Reduction in Aged Visual Function

...................................H. Yamasaki, A. Yasui, S. Yamamoto, & T. Nakano 512

[Applied Magnetics]

Magnetic Recording Simulation of Thermally Stabilized Recording Media with a thin Film Head

...................................T. Abe, S. Takanosu, N. Fujiwara, & K. Shinagawa 520

Letter

[Integrated Electronic-Circuits]

Design of a 3/2 Step-Up SC DC-DC Converter for Diode-Lamps

...................................K. Eguchi, F. Ueno, & T. Inoue 528

[Optoelectronics & Quantum Electronics]

An Analyzing Method of Series-Connected Fabry Perot Optical Resonator

...................................K. Kishioka & A. Yamamoto 530

[Communication and Networks]

40-Gbit/s WDDM Transmission Incorporating with a Reflective Type Amplifier Using a Raman Active DCF

...................................I. Yamashita, K. Oro, & S. Seikai 532

Proposal of One-by-One Transmission through Ring Optical IP Networks

...................................S. Fujimoto, O. Koyama, & Y. Katsuyama 534

[Robotics]

A Control Technique for 3D Object Tracking on Active Stereo Vision Robot

...................................M. Shibata & T. Honma 536

[System Engineering]

A Physical Interpretation of Particle Swarm Optimization

...................................N. Iwasaki & K. Yasuda 538

Paper

[Optoelectronics & Quantum Electronics]

Nondestructive Inspection by Using Scattering and Spectra in Terahertz Waves

...................................T. Shibuya, M. Yamashita, Y. Ogawa, C. Otani, K. Kawase, H. Inoue, T. Kanamori 545

[Communication and Networks]

A Consideration on The New Blind Deconvolution Algorithm based on Probability Distribution Method

...................................H. Matsumoto & T. Furukawa 551

[Sound and Image Processing and Recognition]

Development of the Bathroom Watching System Supported by the Breath Detection

...................................T. Nishiura & M. Nakajima 561

Detection of Dangerous Vehicles from Rear Scene

...................................T. Yasumasu & S. Ozawa 570

Face Recognition by Optimizing Selection of Pixels Using Genetic Algorithm

...................................Y. Mori & R. Kyo 576

[Control and Measurement]

Chaotic Synchronization Based Communication Using Constant Envelope Pulse

...................................K. Nakamura, T. Miyajima, & K. Yamanaka 582

A Design of Neural-Net Based Decouplers

....................M. Tokuda, T. Yamamoto, & Y. Monden 591

Chattering Free Sliding Mode Control in Magnetic Levitation System

...................................J. Phuah, J. Lu, & T. Yahagi 600

A Design of CMAC Based Intelligent PID Controllers

....................R. Kurozumi & T. Yamamoto 607

[Neural Network, Fuzzy and Chaos Systems]

Catchcopy Creation Support System Using Interactive Genetic Programming and Electronic Dictionary

...................................T. Matsudaira & M. Hagiwara 611

Optimization of Multiobjective System Reliability Design Using FLC Controlled GA

...................................M. Mukuda, Y. Tsujimura, & M. Gen 623

The Stock Price Prediction and Sell-buy Strategy Model by Genetic Network Programming

...................................S. Mori, K. Hirasawa, & J. Hu 631

Agent Learning Using Immune Evolved Genetic Network Programming

...................................H. Itoh, T. Mase, & Y. Iwahori 637

[System Engineering]

Autonomous Information Fading and Provision to Achieve High Response Time in Distributed Information Systems

...................................X. Lu, H. Arfaoui, & K. Mori 645

e-Learning in Production Systems Design

...................................M. Kakehi, T. Yamada, M. Takahashi, & I. Watanabe 653

Implementing an Online Writable Web Page System and Its Applications

...................................K. Nishi, T. Shintani, T. Matsuo, N. Tashiro, & T. Ito 660

[Software and Information Processing]

Multiple-Valued Immune Network with Apoptosis System

....................T. Yamaguchi & Z. Tang 666

Letter

[Sound and Image Processing and Recognition]

Optical Flow by Plane-based Spatio-Temporal Correlation

...................................J. Kim, K. Funato, R. L. Wang, & K. Okazaki 673

[Neural Network, Fuzzy and Chaos Systems]

Remarks on Human Body Posture Estimation From Silhouette Image

....................K. Takahashi 675

[Software and Information Processing]

A Practical Performance Comparison of Parallel Matrix Multiplication Algorithms on Network of Workstations

...................................K. Qureshi & H. Rashid 677

Special Issue on "Robots"

Preface to the Special Issue on "Robots"

...................................M. Kakikura 829

Special Issue Review

Recent Trends in Robotics Research

...................................M. Ejiri 830

Middleware for Robot Technology

...................................T. Suehiro 834

Robotic Powered Transfer Mechanism modeling on Human Muscle Structure

...................................Y. Saito 840

Special Issue Paper

[Robotics]

A Frame-Based Knowledge Model for Heterogeneous Multi-Robot System

...................................T. Zhang & H. Ueno 846

Cognitive Integrated Motion Generation for Environmental Adaptive Robots

...................................M. Onishi, T. Odashima, & Z. Luo 856

A Robot System for Remote Book Browsing

..............................T. Tomizawa, A. Ohya, & S. Yuta 863

Online Sensor Selection in Reinforcement Learning Environment

...................................K. Ishikawa, A. Sakurai, T. Fujinami, & S. Kunifuji 870

Paper

[Integrated Electronic-Circuits]

Super-high Speed, Accuracy, and Modularized Residue Number System based on Redundant Binary Representation

...................................T. Nakamura, K. Abe, N. Fuyutsume, H. Kasahara, & T. Tanaka 879

[Optoelectronics & Quantum Electronics]

Development of Photochemical Polymerized Optical pH-Sensors

...................................I. Mizumoto, S. Odake, S. Mashiko, & N. Suzuki 887

[Biomedical Engineering]

A Study on Visibility Rating of Several Representative Web-Safe Colors

...................................D. Saito, K. Saito, K. Notomi, & M. Saito 892

Analysis of MEG Auditory 40-Hz Response by Event-Related Coherence

...................................K. Tanaka, M. Kawakatsu, & K. Yunokuchi 898

[Sensing Systems]

Observations of Seismic Electromagnetic Phenomena in VHF Band by Dual Frequency Method

...................................T. Yoshida, M. Nishi, & K. Mochizuki 904

[Sound and Image Processing and Recognition]

Two Dimensional Pose Recognition of Objects Using Geometrical and Gray-levels Features between Edge Pixels Pairs

...................................Y. Matuura & F. Saitoh 911

Human Regions Extraction with Slight Movements Using Chronological Difference of Density Slope Vector

...................................H. Hadano & F. Saitoh 918

[Robotics]

Robust Tagging in Strange Circumstance

..............................H. Takauji, S. Kaneko, & T. Tanaka 926

[Neural Network, Fuzzy and Chaos Systems]

A Proposal of Color Correction Method with Self-Organizing Maps for Personal User's Visibility on the Web Browsing

..............................A. Hiramatsu, K. Notomi, & K. Saito 935

Multi-Branch Structure and its Localized Property in Layered Neural Networks

...................................T. Yamashita, K. Hirasawa, & T. Furuzuki 941

Nonlinear Adaptive Manifold Self-Organizing Map with Reproducing Kernels and its Application to Pose Invariant Face Recognition

...................................H. Kawano, K, Horio, & T. Yamakawa 948

Multiagent Analysis for Effect of Cogeneration Spread in an Electricity Market

...................................H. Kawamura, K. Kurumatani, & A. Ohuchi 956

[System Engineering]

A Feasibility Study of Driver's Cognitive Process Estimation from Driving Behavior

...................................K. Mizutani & T. Omori 967

[Electronic Commerce]

Queued History Based Mediator Identification for an Incentive Attached peer to peer Electronic Coupon System

...................................T. Shojima, Y. Ikkai, & N. Komoda 976

Letter

[Optoelectronics & Quantum Electronics]

Study of Wavelength for Removal of Toner from used Paper by Laser

...................................H. Ihori, M. Fukiage, T. Yoshida, M. Fujii, & H. Ninomiya 983

[Multimedia Technology]

An Object-Based VRML Interface

...................................S. Araya, K. Suzaki, & Y. Miyake 985

[System Engineering]

Adaptive Particle Swarm Optimization via Velocity Feedback

...................................N. Iwasaki & K. Yasuda 987

Special Issue on "The Electronics, Information and Systems Conference Electronics, Information and Systems Society, I. E. E. of Japan"

Special Issue Paper

[Biomedical Engineering]

A Study on Analysis of EEG Caused by Grating Stimulation Imaging

...................................H. Urakawa, T. Nishimura, M. Tsubai, & K. Itoh 993

Tissue Characterization on Common Carotid Artery using AR Model

...................................Y. Koya & I. Mizoshiri 999

[Multimedia Technology]

Automatic Synthesis of Background Music Track Data by Analysis of Video Contents

...................................T. Modegi 1004

[Sound and Image Processing and Recognition]

A Progressive Image Compression Method Based on EZW Algorithm

...................................D. Ke, L. Jianming, & T. Yahagi 1011

High-Accuracy Extraction of Faces in Consideration of Person with Spectacles

...................................Y. Kato & O. Nakamura 1018

Optimization of Camera Parameters in Volume Intersection

...................................S. Sakamoto, K. Shoji, F. Toyama, & J. Miyamichi 1024

[Control and Measurement]

Electrostatically Induced Voltage Generated in a Metal Box When a Charged Body Moves -Relation Between the Ratio of Conducting Parts in the Box and the Induced Voltage-

...................................N. Ichikawa 1030

[Robotics]

Emergent of Burden Sharing of Robots with Emotion Model

...................................T. Kusano, A. Nozawa, & H. Ide 1037

[Neural Network, Fuzzy and Chaos Systems]

A Task Decomposition Algorithm Based on the Distribution of Input Pattern Vectors for Classification Problems

...................................S. Ishihara & H. Igarashi 1043

Comparison of Patten Classification Methods in Crossarm Reuse Judgement System Based on Rust Images

.........................M. Yamana, H. Murata, T. Onoda, T. Ohashi, & S. Kato 1049

Basic Study of Elevator Group Supervisory Control System using Genetic Network Programming

..............................T. Eguchi, J. Zhou, K. Hirasawa, T. Furutsuki, & S. Markon 1055

[Software and Information Processing]

Sustainable Society Formed by Unselfish Agents

...................................T. Kikuchi 1063

Paper

[Biomedical Engineering]

Quantification of Liver Tumors Using Statistical Characteristics of Ultrasonic RF Signals

...................................T. Chono & M. Ito 1070

[Communication and Networks]

Design and Implementation of Streaming Video and Measurement Data Distribution System over the Internet

...................................T. Furukawa, M. Ohchi, & K. Kurakaki 1077

Echo Canceller Algorithm for Adaptive Volterra Filters in Doubletalk States

...................................K. Takeichi, T. Furukawa, M. Mimura, & S. Yoshimoto 1084

[Multimedia Technology]

Fluency Sampling Function for Interpolating Non-Uniform Samples

.........................T. Takahashi, T. Kawabe, K. Nakamura, K. Toraichi, K. Katagishi, & N. Otsu 1093

[Sound and Image Processing and Recognition]

Synthesis of Polysyllabic Sequences of Thai Tones Using a Generative Model of Fundamental Frequency Contours

...................................P. Seresangtakul & T. Takara 1101

Generation of High Contrast Image from X-ray Scene Images of Brain Blood Vessel of Rat

...................................Y. Kuze, T. Kondoh, & F. Saitoh 1109

[Control and Measurement]

Numerical Computation for Solving Algebraic Riccati Equations of Weakly Coupled Systems

...................................H. Mukaidani, H. Xu, & Y. Monden 1117

Calculation of Deformation of a Flexible Contact Sensor and Estimation of Mechanical Impedance of an Object

...................................N. Saito, T. Satoh, & H. Okano 1126

Novel Driving Control of Power Assisted Wheelchair Based on Minimum Jerk Trajectory

...................................H. Seki, T. Sugimoto, & S. Tadakuma 1133

[System Engineering]

Elevator Group Control Using Multiagent Task-Oriented Reinforcement Learning

...................................M. A. S. Kamal, J. Murata, & K. Hirasawa 1140

[Software and Information Processing]

Information Filtering Using Kullback-Leibler Divergence

...................................H. Yanagimoto & S. Omatu 1147

Method for Atypical Opinion Extraction from Ungrammatical Answers in Open-ended Questions

...................................A. Hiramatsu, S. Tamura, H. Oiso, & N. Komoda 1153

Special Issue on "Generation and Application of Precise Frequency"

Introduction to the Special Issue on "Generation and Application of Precise Frequency"

...................................H. Sekimoto 1163

Special Issue Review

Relativisitic Effects in Precise Time and Frequency Measurements

...................................M. Hosokawa 1164

Special Issue Paper
[Integrated Electronic-Circuits]

A Study on Configuration of Oscillator Circuits for Improving Phase Noise

...................................Y. Sakuta, Y. Arai, & Y. Sekine 1173

Improvement of Phase Noise Close to Carrier Frequencies in Narrow-Band Colpitts Oscillators

...................................Y. Watanabe, S. Komine, S. Goka, T. Sato, H. Sekimoto, & T. Uchida 1179

Evaluation of Time Transfer Precision with GPS All in View

...................................T. Gotoh & T. Morikawa 1185

A High Frequency Piezo-Electric Oscillator with Negative Resistance Enhancement Circuit

...................................T. Adachi, T. Ueno, & S. Izumiya 1191

A Realization Method of CMOS Temperature Characteristics Compensation Circuit for TCXO

...................................T. Adachi, T. Uchida, & S. Izumiya 1197

[Electronics Applications]

Delay-Time and Pulsewidth in Each Time-Code Sent from JJY by Using a Radio-Controlled Clock

...................................K. Yoshimura 1203

Plan of Time Management of Satellite Positioning System using Quasi-zenith Satellite

...................................Y. Takahashi, M. Fujieda, J. Amagai, S. Yokota, K. Kimura, S. Hama, H. Ito, T. Morikawa, I. Kawano, & S. Kogure 1209

[Communication and Networks]

Precise 1PPS Signal by GPS

...................................H. Toyoizumi & M. Genda 1217

Gigabit Ethernet Based Time Transfer System

...................................K. Hisadome & M. Kihara 1223

[Control and Measurement]

Calibration System of Internal Delay Difference for Two-way Satellite Time Transfer

...................................M. Fujieda, M. Imae, T. Suzuyama, M. Aida, H. Maeno, & L. Q. Tung 1228

Improvement of the Frequency change in Japan Standard Time

...................................Y. Hanado, M. Hosokawa, K. Imamura, & N. Kotake 1236

Development of Time Comparison Equipment for ETS-VIII Satellite

...................................F. Nakagawa, Y. Takahashi, T. Gotoh, M. Fujieda, M. Hosokawa, H. Kiuchi, & M. Imae 1244

Paper

[Integrated Electronic-Circuits]

Power Line Communication Experiment using Wavelet OFDM in U.S..

...................................H. Koga & N. Kodama 1254

[Optoelectronics & Quantum Electronics]

High-Speed Imaging of Laser Intensity Distribution Using an Acousto-Optic Deflector

...................................T. Fukuchi, K. Nemoto, & K. Matsumoto 1260

[Multimedia Technology]

Proposal of an Algorithm to Synthesize Music Suitable for Dance

...................................H. Morioka, M. Nakatani, & S. Nishida 1266

[Sound and Image Processing and Recognition]

GA-Neural Network Based Estimation of Materials Concentration in Polluted Water Lake Using Spectral Radiance Reflectance ..............................M. Amenomori & M. Tonosaki 1276

A Study on Individual Discernment Using the Speech Sound and Movement Features of Lip in Speech

...................................Y. Sato & M. Nishida 1282

[Neural Network, Fuzzy and Chaos Systems]

Complex-Valued Multidirectional Associative Memory

..............................M. Kobayashi & H. Yamazaki 1290

Interoperability of Mobile Agents for Ubiquitous Applications

..............................T. Hasegawa, K. Cho, A. Ohsuga, F. Kumeno, S. Nakajima, & S. Honiden 1296

A Solution Method of Job-shop Scheduling Problems by the Idle Time Shortening Type Genetic Algorithm

...................................K. Ida & A. Osawa 1305

[System Engineering]

Development of Supporting System for Color Designers of Diverse Characteristics of Color Vision in Design of Two-Color Combination

...................................T. Miura & T. Taniguchi 1313

[Software and Information Processing]

Algorithm for Revising Overlap in Mapping System for the Electric Power Distribution System

...................................H. Takigasaki & T. Sano 1327

Special Issue on "The Modeling of the Life Science Episode and the Biological Systems"

The Modeling of the Life Science Episode and the Biological Systems- For the Third Special Issue -

...................................T. Nishimura 1375

Special Issue Paper

[Biomedical Engineering]

Modeling the Step-Like Response in the Upper Limbs of Hemiplegic Subjects for Evaluation of Spasticity

...................................T. Uchiyama & R. Uchida 1376

Correlation Between Cerebral Atrophy and Texture Features in Alzheimer-type Dementia Brains: A 3-Year Follow-up MRI Study

.........................N. Kodama & H. Takeuchi 1382

Effect of Variable Propagation Window Parameter on Multidimensional Directed Information

...................................O. Sakata, K. Okada, K. Kohyama, T. Shiina, & Y. Saito 1387

Estimation of Temporary Change of Brain Activities in Auditory Oddball Paradigm

...................................T. Fukami, Y. Koyanagi, Y. Tanno, T. Shimada, T. Akatsuka, & Y Saito 1393

A Shape-Directed Scaling Method for Fundus Image with Maintenance to Blood-Vessel Shapes and Color Reality

....................K. Sheng, K. Kameyama, K. Toraichi, Y. Mitamura, K. Katagishi, Y. Morooka, & Y. Ohmiya 1399

Paper

[Integrated Electronic-Circuits]

Design of a Step-Down Switched-Capacitor DC-DC Converter with Charge-Average Processes

...................................K. Eguchi, S. Terada, F. Ueno, H. Zhu, T. Tabata, & T. Inoue 1408

[Biomedical Engineering]

A Study on Visibility Estimation of Web-Safe Colors using Paired Comparison and Discriminant Analysis

...................................D. Saito, K. Saito, K. Notomi, & M. Saito 1416

[Communication and Networks]

Optimal Linear Precoding with the Extreme Bounds of Eigenmode SNR Variation

...................................S. Narieda & K. Yamashita 1422

[Sound and Image Processing and Recognition]

A Study on Lip Extraction due to Fuzzy Reasoning by Using Color Information

...................................Y. Shirasawa, M. Nishida, & K. Nishi 1430

An Information Retrieval System for Telephone Dialogue in Load Dispatch Center

...................................O. Segawa & K. Takeda 1438

Finger Character Recognition Using 3-Dimensional Template Matching

...................................K. Higashiyama, S. Ono, Y. Wang, & S. Nakayama 1444

Moving Objects Detection based on Presumption of the Amount of Edge Displacement

...................................K. Shiiya, K. Uchimura, K. Izumida, N. Sugita, & S. Terada 1455

An Scene Image Segmentation by the Human Visual Sense and the Achromatic Color

...................................S. Ito, M. Yoshioka, S. Omatu, K. Kita, & K. Kugo 1464

Extracting Feature Points of the Human Body Using the Model of a 3D Human Body

...................................J. Shin & S. Ozawa 1470

A Quality Sorting of Fruit Using a New Automatic Image Processing Method

...................................M. Amenomori & N. Yokomizu 1476

[Control and Measurement]

Algorithm for Detecting Frequencies in Multi-sine Signals by Inductive Generation

...................................K. Kubo 1481

Congestion Control for TCP/AQM Networks using State Predictive Control

...................................T. Azuma, T. Fujita, & M. Fujita 1491

[System Engineering]

Construction of an Evaluating System of Tactile Walking Surface Indicators for Persons with Vision Impairments

...................................O. Sueda, S. Fujisawa, & W. Xin 1497

Letter

[Optoelectronics & Quantum Electronics]

An Optical Computed Tomography by Means of the Simplified Collimator in Near-infrared Region

...................................I. Mizumoto, S. Odake, S. Mashiko, & N. Suzuki 1503

Special Issue on "Systems Engineering and Energy-Environmental Issues"

Preface to the Special Issue on "Systems Engineering and Energy-Environmental Issues"

...................................T. Tezuka 1507

Special Issue Review

New Trends in Energy and Environment Researches with System Engineering Methods

...................................S. Mori 1508

Special Issue Paper

An Energy Trading System with Consideration of CO2 Emissions

..............................T. Miyamoto, T. Kitayama, S. Kumagai, K. Mori, S. Kitamura, & S. Shindo 1513

Research on the Decision Model on Capacity and Operation of Air Conditioning

Systems of the Commercial Building Considering Regional Weather Conditions

...................................T. Ishida & S. Mori 1522

DEA-based Evaluation Methodology for Domestic Energy Consumption

...................................T. Konzo, S. Aoki, & H. Tsuji 1530

Simulating the Influence of Wind Power Generation on the Electricity Market Price

...................................W. Reinisch & T. Tezuka 1537

Impacts of the Progress of Ubiquitous Technologies on Energy Consumption in Japan

...................................M. Matsumoto, J. Hamano, T. Tamura, & H. Iguchi 1544

Design and Development of an Affective Interface for Supporting Energy-saving Activities and its Evaluation

...................................K. Ito, D. Tomita, T. Imaki, T. Hongo, & H. Yoshikawa 1552

A Large Generator's Bids in an Electricity Supply Auction : Uniform Pricing vs. Pay-as-Bid Pricing

...................................Y. Yamamoto & T. Tezuka 1565

A Competitive Evaluation of Urban Energy Systems from Viewpoints of Energy Conservation and Mitigating Environmental Impact

..............................H. Sugihara, H. Tomioka, & K. Tsuji 1573

Developing Statistical Evaluation Model of Introduction Effect of MSW Thermal Recycling

...................................M. Aoyama, T. Kato, & Y. Suzuoki 1581

Evaluation of Energy Systems Considering Changes in Energy Transmission Infrastructure -from the Viewpoint of Material Use-

...................................A. Ishikawa, N. Tsujimoto, T. Kato, & Y. Suzuoki 1587

Paper

[Electronic Materials]

Study on Meander Comb-Line Filter

...................................H. Egami, T. Kitamura, & M. Geshiro 1596

[Communication and Networks]

Ring Network with VLAN Tag

...................................H. Shimizu 1602

A study on 10-GHz Clock Signal Extraction from 160-Gbit/s RZ Optical Signals

...................................S. Seikai, K. Oro, I. Yamashita, & M. Inokuchi 1608

[System Engineering]

Genetic Algorithms for an Optimal Line Balancing Problem with Workers of Different Skill Levels

...................................H. Iima, Y. Karuno, & H. Kise 1614

A CAI System for Visually Impaired Chidren to Improve Abilities of Orientation and Mobility

....................T. Yoneda, H. Kudo, H. Minagawa, N. Ohnishi, & S. Matsubara 1621

Letter

[Neural Network, Fuzzy and Chaos Systems]

Graph Coloring by Ant Colony Optimization with Queen Ant Strategy

...................................T. Shirahama, S. Ono, & S. Nakayama 1629

Special Issue on "The 2004 Kansai Section Joint Convention of Institutes of Electrical Engineering Japan"

On the Special Issue of "The 2004 Kansai Section Joint Convention of Institutes of

Electrical Engineering Japan"

...................................T. Kaihara 1633

[Electrical Discharges]

Characteristics of N2/SF6 Mixture Gas on Creeping Discharge Developed in Narrow Gap with Backside Electrode

...................................T. Hirata, H. Ueno, &. H. Nakayama 1634

[Optoelectronics & Quantum Electronics]

Transparent Conducting ZnO Films Prepared by PLD in Electric Field

...................................H.Agura, T. Aoki, A. Suzuki, T. Matsushita, & M.Okuda 1641

[Sensing Systems]

Measurement of Distance down to Zero Meters by Standing Wave Radar

....................T. Uebo 1646

[Sound and Image Processing and Recognition]

Digital Watermarking Using DCT Fractal Coding without Original Image Information

...................................M. Ohta, T. Yamashita, A. Sato, & K. Yamashita 1652

CAD System for Pulmonary Nodule Detection Using Gabor Filtering and Template Matching

...................................H. A. Bastawrous, N. Nitta, & M. Tsudagawa 1658

[Control and Measurement]

Stability Analysis Methods for Delta-Operator Polytopic Polynomials

...................................T. Matsuda, K. Kawabata, & T. Mori 1666

[System Engineering]

An Agent-based Scheduling Method Enabling Rescheduling with Trial-and-Error Approach

..............................H. Mitsui, H. Sugihara, H. Koizumi, J. Sawamoto, & H. Tsuji 1674

[Sound and Image Processing and Recognition]

Basic Research on Sound Recognition of Traffic Accident using Visualization Method with Time-Frequency Analysis

...................................N. Yamagami & S. Hasegawa 1684

[Optoelectronics & Quantum Electronics]

Carrier-envelope-phase Shifter for Electric-field Shaping of Optical Pulses

...................................K. Nishijima, M. Kakehata, H. Takamiya, H. Takada, Y. Kobayashi, T. Homma, H. Takahashi, & K. Torizuka 1686

Analysis of Correlations Among Supercontinuum Spectra using Liquid Crystal Spatial Light Modulator

..............................M. Matsuike, N. Nishizawa, M. Mori, R. Goto, & T. Goto 1694

[Electronics Applications]

The Relationship between Subharmonic Generation and Quantity of Bubbles

...................................N. Maikusa, A. Yagi, T. Fukami, & T. Akatsuka 1699

A Method for 1mproving the Matched Termination of Microstrip Line in FDTD Calculation

...................................H. Matsumura, T. Iwasaki, S. Itoh, & T. Hasegawa 1707

[Sound and Image Processing and Recognition]

Generation of Pseudo-Random Numbers by Chaos-Type Function and Its Application to Cryptosystems

...................................J. Toyama & S. Kawamoto 1715

Personal Identification Using Fingernail Image Based on Correlation of Density Block

...................................M. Noda & F. Saitoh 1722

[Control and Measurement]

Numerical Calculation of Feedback Law in Quantum Mechanical Theory of Optimal Control

...................................T. Itami 1730

Feedforward Compensation of Harmonic Distortion Produced by Pulse Width Modulation For Full-digital Audio Amplifier

...................................A. Yoneya & A. Watanabe 1737

On a Generalized Minimum Variance Control for Continuous Time System

...................................Y. Mori & F. Asami 1743

[Neural Network, Fuzzy and Chaos Systems]

Minimum Energy Path Search for a Manipulator in Consideration of All Non-linear Characteristics by GA and Its Experiments

.........................T. Izumi, Y. Yokose, & R. Tamai 1751

[System Engineering]

A Valuation Method for Multi-Stage Development Projects

...................................Y. Kobayashi,O. Kubo, J. Ito, & Y. Ueda 1758

Information Sharing among Untrustworthy Entities

..............................S. Tamura & T. Yanase 1767

[Software and Information Processing]

Dimensionality Reduction of Vector Space Model for Infolmatoin Retrieval using Simple Principal Component Analysis

..............................S. Kuroiwa, S. Tsuge, M. Shishibori, R. Fuji, & K. Kita 1773

[Sound and Image Processing and Recognition]

Segmentation Method of Building Surface Images

The Special Issue on 2004 Tokai-Section Joint Conference of the Seven Institutes of Electrical and Engineers

...................................K. Ichiyanagi 1783

[Optoelectronics & Quantum Electronics]

Label Recognition Using Collinear Acoustooptic Devices in WDM Photonic Router

...................................N. Goto & Y. Miyazaki 1784

Evaluation of Hologram Multiplexing Method for High-Density Recording

...................................K. Kashiwagi, K. Okamoto, P. B. Lim, T. Imura, & M. Inoue 1790

[Communication and Networks]

Characteristic Measurement of Discharge Current Injected by the Air Discharge of an ESD-gun onto a Ground

....................I. Mori, O. Fujiwara, S. Ishigami, & Y. Yamanaka 1798

[Multimedia Technology]

Growth Simulation of Trees Considering City Environment

....................T. Takeuchi, T. Tanaka, Y. Sagawa, & N. Sugie 1805

[Sound and Image Processing and Recognition]

Detecting Facial Expression by Concentration on Cellular Phone Call

...................................K. Takahashi, O. Yamamoto, T. Nakano, & S. Yamamoto 1812

[Control and Measurement]

Noise Shaping Filter Compensating PWM Distortion for Fully Digital Amplifier

...................................A. Yoneya 1818

On-line Measurement of Chaos Laser Radar using FPGA

...................................T. Nakagawa, N. Tsuda, & J. Yamada 1824

A Macro/Micro Position Measurement System for a Miniature Robot

...................................A. Torii, T. Inoue, K. Doki, & A. Ueda 1830

Synchronous Averaging for Asynchronouse Sampling Data

.........................Y. Noro & K. Kuno 1837

Optimization method of Initial Value Compensation for Mode Switching Control Stystems

...................................K. Fuwa, T. Umemura, H. Kando, T. Yamaguchi, & H. Hirai 1844

[Robotics]

A Facial Control Method Using Emotional Parameters in Sensibility Robot

...................................H. Shibata, M. Kanoh, S. Kato, T. Kunitachi, & H. Itoh 1852

[Neural Network, Fuzzy and Chaos Systems]

Learning of Real Robot's Inverse Dynamics by a Forward-Propagation Learning Rule

...................................H. Mori, Y. Ohama, N. Fukumura, & Y. Uno 1861

[System Engineering]

Fault Diagnosis for System Controlled by Logic Controller

...................................T. Zanma, T. Miyabayashi, & M. Ishida 1871

A Desktop Screen Sharing System Based on Various Connection Methods

...................................Y. Negishi & N. Kawaguchi 1882

Realization of High-Order Filters for 1-bit Signal Processing Based on Delta-Sigma

Modulation ...................................Y. Murahashi, S. Doki, & S. Okuma 1891

[Software and Information Processing]

Development of Teaching Material on the Web for Programming Education and its Evaluation

...................................C. Matsuyama, T. Nakashima, & N. Ishii 1900

[Magnetic Materials]

Fabrication and Properties of Self-Organized Therr-Dimensional Magnetophotonic Crystals

.........................T. Kodama, A. V. Baryshev, K. Nishimura, H. Uchida, & M. Inoue 1906

[Biomedical Engineering]

An Optimal Entropy Estimator which is an Average over Plural Independent Estimates

...................................M. Shiga & Y. Yokota 1912

[Software and Information Processing]

An Analysis of Programming Beginners' Source Programs